Buzz Break: 2022 Panini Absolute Baseball (blaster box)

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The box: 2022 Panini Absolute Baseball cards (blaster)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for this one.

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 7
Cards per box: 42
Base set completion: 
27 of 100 (27 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Joe Jackson, Mark McGwire, Roger Clemens, Yadier Molina, Jazz Chisholm, Albert Pujols, Clayton Kershaw, Mookie Betts, Roy Campanella, Cody Bellinger, Matt Chapman, Pete Alonso, Mike Piazza, Max Scherzer, Yordan Alvarez, Anthony Rizzo, Rod Carew, Thurman Munson

Insert/short-print cards: 14 (all in gallery below with some base)
Green parallels (3) – Rafael Devers, Xander Bogaerts, Adolis Garcia
Lava parallels (1) – Frank Chance
By Storm (1) – Mickey Mantle
Green By Storm (1) – Jonathan India
Historical Duals (1) – Roger Clemens & Andy Pettitte
Lava Historical Duals (1) – Johnny Bench & Joe Morgan
Green Historical Duals (1) – Ken Griffey Jr. & Alex Rodriguez
Icons (1) – Sandy Koufax
Rookie Class (2) – Joe Ryan, Josh Lowe
Green Rookie Class (1) – Aaron Ashby
Statistically Speaking (1) – Yordan Alvarez

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Rookie Materials (1) – Vidal Brujan

What's Buzz-worthy: This is a brand I have generally liked but not ripped a lot of in recent years despite it packing a good amount of variety and inserts into blasters quite well. This year is no different though with more cards and one more pack per box than last year the volume of inserts/parallels actually went down. My hit here was the right team and a rookie but perhaps the wrong rookie ... but I appreciate there being a hit per box here. The hobby boxes are where the big stuff resides and this one has always been the home for big-time memorabilia cards and more. I don't think I've opened any hobby boxes of this one this the Donruss years -- yep, it's been some time -- but it's one I like generally speaking. Blasters here are the home of Lava parallels and Green parallels and both can be found for base or inserts here. The base design is in the wheelhouse for the brand but feels perhaps cleaner than usual while this year's crop of insert designs doesn't feel as tight as last year, which I thought was pretty strong. All in all, this one feels right.

Product Grade: B+ (huge hit potential in hobby)
Box Grade: B+ (good mix of names in all spots helped ... meanwhile, the hit has condition issues)
Fun Grade: B+

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